Southbound & Down

Ernesto stays south of the US headed to Mexico.  Florence is weakening and should dissipate in the next couple of days according to The Weather Channel.

Ernesto is for real...

The 5th Tropical Storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed.  

Sahara Sand Headed to Florida? - Hurricanes Beware!

Very interesting short article from the Brevard Times on the impact Sahara Sand blowing to the US could have on hurricane development.

Debby was a big social media hit in Tampa Bay

Excellent recap from Tampa Bay Times columnist Eric Deggans: "Twitter, Facebook and smartphones replace TV for some Tropical Storm Debby watchers in Tampa Bay area".

Revealing photos of Debby

Here are some shots of what Debby did from Tampa Bay's ABC Action News

Debby's Depressed!

Debby downgraded to tropical depression heading East/Northeast across Florida/Georgia line and out to sea.

We happy!

Now this is some confused spaghetti

Debby's latest model.

Debby's Latest

Headed for landfall

Now this is a baseball rain out

Philadelphia Phillies' spring training field in Clearwater Florida underwater courtesy of Tropical Storm Debby

Debby's Downer

After a day of rain from Debby, some reports reaching 9-10 inches in the Tampa Bay Area (5 inches here), flooding, power outages and even one death related to the weather, the storm track is still unpredictable.  

Below are two images.

One from our local ABC affiliate which shows the "cone of uncertainty" suggesting the storm can go any which way but backwards.  

The other is from the Weather Underground which shows the somewhat popular track heading mostly north.